Name: John Scow
Program: SOUL School
Position: Math Teacher (Algebra, Geometry)

First Job: Dishwasher, Construction Worker, Bricklayers’ Assistant

Birthplace: Washington , D.C.

Years at FCEOC: 1st year

Best advice ever received: Find your passion in life and pursue it.

Favorite advice I give: Live your life like every second matters.

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Whole Foods…Beans, rice & good salsa

Proudest moment: When the Fresno Bee wrote a long article about my daughter the famous musician.

Greatest personal accomplishment: Completing Kaiser Bike Race

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Backpacking in the Sierra’s Wildflower safari in the Mojave.

Favorite weekend activity: Studying math in a coffee shop

Last good movie I saw: Lilies of the Field (Sidney Poitier)

Scariest experience: Getting lost in the mountains

If I had a million dollars I would… Spend it on saving the Rainforest

Favorite place to shop: Barnes & Noble

Favorite childhood memory: Working with my dad in the backyard

Words that describe me best: Curious, enthusiasm, energy, upbeat, light spirited

I like to watch: NOVA

In my spare time… Read, read, read

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… You can’t learn, know, or think too much.